Palettes / Colors / #AEDF53
#AEDF53 — Green
#AEDF53 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #AEDF53 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#AEDF53 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #8453DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCA53 and #68DF53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDF53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 223, 83 |
| HSL | 81°, 69%, 60% |
| HSV | 81°, 63%, 87% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 63%, 13% |
| XYZ | 45.40, 62.40, 17.83 |
| Yxy | 62.40, 0.3614, 0.4967 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.12, -36.40, 61.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.99, -31.92, 39.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 33%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDF53
.text { color: #AEDF53; }
.background { background-color: #AEDF53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDF53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDF53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDF53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 83, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDF53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDF53">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDF53
Tints of #AEDF53
Tones of #AEDF53
Color harmonies
Complementary — #8453DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDF53: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDF53
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AEDF53: ·
How #AEDF53 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEDF53 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AEDF53?
#AEDF53 is Green, a green color (RGB 174, 223, 83). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDF53?
#AEDF53 is RGB 174, 223, 83 — HSL 81°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 63%, 13%.
What colors go with #AEDF53?
Its complement is #8453DF; analogous partners are #DFCA53 and #68DF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDF53 for text?
Black text on #AEDF53 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.